The Guardian

Venezuela in ‘critical hours’ to find earthquake survivors as more search and rescue teams arrive – latest updates

At least 1,450 are known to have died but the number is expected to riseThe president of Venezuela’s National Assembly has warned time is running out to rescue survivors trapped under the rubble.The death toll from the earthquakes has risen to at least 1,450 people, with 3,150 injured and 12,721 others displaced, Jorge Rodríguez said yesterday in a televised address. Continue reading...

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NY Times World

Whatever You Do in Russia, Don’t Talk About the War

As Ukraine brings the war home to Russia, officials hesitate to designate shelters and blast sirens, downplaying the conflict’s consequences with euphemisms.

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NY Times World

For These Teens in Mexico, Soccer Is Life. Now, the Cartels Want In.

In Celaya, Mexico, local cartels have turned soccer fields into bloody battlefields as they have co-opted a local league for teenagers as their latest business endeavor.

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NY Times World

How Cartel Violence Is Infiltrating Local Soccer

In Salamanca, Mexico, soccer matches are being plagued by violence and deaths in multiple shootings. Our investigative correspondent Maria Abi-Habib reports from the town.

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The Guardian

British American Tobacco to slash 9,000 jobs as it turns to AI

Dunhill maker to cut about a fifth of workforce, aiming to reduce costs and become more ‘technology enabled’Business live – latest updatesBritish American Tobacco (BAT) will cut about a fifth of its 47,000-strong workforce this year, as the cigarette-maker looks for ways to push down costs and become more “technology enabled”.BAT, which is one of the biggest tobacco groups in the world, has announced it will cut 5,500 jobs by the end of the year and outsource a further 3,500, affecting a ⁠total

general  Jun 29, 2026

The Guardian

White working-class children failed by England’s school system, inquiry finds

Report says once-in-a-generation changes needed to tackle why such children are lowest-performing large demographicUK politics live – latest updatesThe education system is “not set up to serve white working-class children and families”, an independent inquiry has concluded.The Independent Inquiry into White Working-Class Educational Outcomes also determined that once-in-a-generation changes were needed to tackle why such children were the lowest-performing large demographic in England’s school s

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The Guardian

London cafe in legal battle with restaurant chain over ‘Eat Drink Work’ slogan

Subsidiary of FTSE 250 company says Coffee Studio’s phrase too similar to its ‘Eat Drink Meet’ trademarkWhen Tahir Mehmet, the owner of an independent coffee shop, tried to register “three simple words”, Eat Drink Work, as its slogan, he had little idea it would pitch him into a legal battle with one of the UK’s largest hospitality groups.The application in relation to the Coffee Studio, which has two London cafes, has been opposed by a subsidiary of Mitchells & Butlers, whose brands include

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BBC World

Indian journalists condemn 'denial' of voting and passport rights of prominent editor

Rajagopal has alleged that he has been unable to renew his passport after his name was deleted from the electoral rolls.

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The Guardian

Extreme heat continues in central and eastern Europe with temperatures of 38C expected – Europe live

Germany, Czechia, Poland and Hungary reached record temperatures of more than 40C on Sunday Good morning, or dzień dobry, from Warsaw, Poland as the heatwave that affected much of the continent last week continues to impact central and eastern Europe.It’s 9am local time and already 32C. I have seen two people cycling home with large fans, trying to get back before the heat hits the fan again. None of this is normal. Continue reading...

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The Guardian

Liberal frontbencher calls for party ‘rebrand’ after drop in polls, prompting ridicule from Labor

Melissa McIntosh’s comment comes after Angus Taylor’s claim Morrison government ‘breached trust’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberal frontbencher Melissa McIntosh has said the party might need a “rebrand” to win back voters who continue to desert the opposition, with the Coalition hitting a new historic polling low.Her comments came after the opposition leader, Angus Taylor, claimed the Morrison government – of w

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BBC World

Mum of newborn rescued from Venezuela rubble says baby motivated her to stay alive

The "miracle" rescue of 18-day-old baby Juan David is a symbol of hope in Venezuela after the devastating earthquakes.

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BBC World

Top South African police officer survives assassination attempt

Deputy crime intelligence boss Maj-Gen Feroz Khan was due to appear before an inquiry into police corruption this week.

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The Guardian

Bruce Lehrmann loses bid to get footage from documentary featuring Brittany Higgins ahead of rape trial

Judge says ‘no legitimate forensic purpose’ to former Liberal staffer’s subpoena requesting footage, ahead of his Queensland trialGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer political staffer Bruce Lehrmann has lost a legal bid to access copies of all footage from a documentary featuring Brittany Higgins.Lehrmann had subpoenaed the producers of the documentary Silenced and signalled a possible attempt to ban its broadcast before his Queensland trial for rape. Continue readi

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The Guardian

BT and Verizon to create joint global business in $625m deal

UK telecoms group’s 50/50 venture ends more than 18-month search for a buyer of its international operationsBusiness live – latest updatesBT and the US mobile company Verizon are to combine their international businesses, ending the British telecom group’s more than 18-month search for a buyer.Verizon will pay a $625m (£473m) “equalisation” fee to BT to guarantee equal voting rights in the new 50/50 joint venture, the companies announced on Monday. The deal is expected to create a company with m

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The Guardian

New campaign urges public to reduce water use as UK emerges from heatwave

Exclusive: £75m publicity drive will ask people to treat water as precious resource and cut daily use by 28 litresThe biggest ever campaign to encourage the public to reduce their water use will launch this week, as the UK emerges from record temperatures attributed to the climate crisis.The £75m publicity drive, called Let’s Save Water, will advise and encourage people to treat water as a precious resource and has a target for everyone to cut their daily use by 28 litres – or two large buckets

general  Jun 29, 2026

The Guardian

‘We were broke, but fascinated by freedom’: exhibition showcases East German artist Gabriele Stötzer

Show at Martin Gropius Bau gallery in Berlin is biggest ever celebration of an East German female artist in a state museumGabriele Stötzer remembers the days when she had to decide: “Am I buying a sausage, or film for my Super 8 camera?”Stötzer was one of the most radical artists in communist East Germany, and her desire to create was born in defiance of and in spite of the material conditions and oppressive restrictions of the GDR regime. Continue reading...

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The Guardian

Man charged with DV murder after allegedly shooting Gold Coast mother who could ‘light up any room’

Mallorie Jane Roberts, 23, found with gunshot wounds on Sunday evening with her partner arrested at the homeA woman who died from gunshot wounds in an alleged domestic violence murder was “a beautiful young mother” who leaves behind a two-year-old son.Emergency services were called to a home on Loder Street in the Gold Coast suburb of Biggera Waters, in Queensland, about 8pm on Sunday. Continue reading...

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The Guardian

‘Get your dirty hands off our kids’: fossil fuel industry’s presence in schools and sports clubs sparks concern

Greens and David Pocock accuse industry of using programs and sponsorships to ‘build social licence’, push for parliamentary inquiryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens and David Pocock have backed calls for a parliamentary inquiry into the alleged “petro-grooming” of children after an investigation exposed the extent of the fossil fuel sector’s presence in schools, sports clubs and other educational instituti

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NY Times World

In Japan’s ‘Little Brazil,’ a World Cup Showdown Tests Loyalties

More than 200,000 Brazilians live in Japan, following more than a century of migration between the countries. Many are of Japanese descent, so who are they cheering on?

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